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Audiences are thrilled for the horror series It: Welcome to Derry, already earning acclaim and incorporating themes from other Stephen King works. Just one day after launch, the network has revealed that the second installment will debut sooner than expected, timed perfectly for October 31st.

Schedule Change Particulars

Beginning on the last day of October at 12 a.m. Pacific Time, episode two of It: Welcome to Derry will premiere on the streaming service, prior to its traditional TV airing. Future chapters of the series run will premiere on Sunday nights on the network and streaming service, building toward the concluding chapter on December 14th.

Storyline Summary

Set in the world of King's It, the new series borrows elements from the original story while enlarging the universe established by director Andy Muschietti in It and It Chapter Two. The original It focused on young characters battling supernatural evils, so it’s fitting that the prequel continues that tradition. Nevertheless, the premiere episode of the streaming show shows it set out to increase the tension, offering more frightening moments than Muschietti’s films and creating a harsh vibe for the rest of the season.

Setting and Themes

Located in the early '60s, the program presents a fresh cast of adults and children inhabiting a apparently peaceful community concealing a evil heart. Derry operates on a cruel, recurring cycle—defined by violence, bigotry, and the supernatural, as a terrifying being returns once every three decades. Although the series might seem like it skews too close to the cinematic adaptations at first, what sets apart the digital program is its dual perspective—unfolding through the perspectives of kids and grown-ups simultaneously. Younger characters are highly exposed to the entity's fear, but the adults also face confronting their own nightmares born from Derry’s deep-seated bigotry and lurking supernatural forces.

The series premieres on the 31st of October at midnight PT.